On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 10:07:57PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 03:38:56PM -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > I see an attractive deal on a laptop that is shipped with Windows 11 in > > S-mode > > > > I assume (I know), but am not sure that I will be able to load Linux on > > that > > laptop -- can anyone tell me for sure?
That should be the vendor. And if the vendor doesn't care, don't care about that vendor. > > PS: I'd also want to expand the RAM and I have to find out if I can do that. > > > > cc'ing me would be helpful, I subscribe to the list but can't keep up with > > reading it anymore -- I will try to pay attention for the next week or so > > for > > any responses. > > > > > > These are very much like a Chromebook-style cheap machine. Windows 11 S mode > is Windows 11 locked down to secure apps from the Microsoft Store. > > Be _especially_ careful on the disk size: this may be a flash disk or > whatever and not upgradeable. A bit small. > > A great machine for a primary school student whose school runs Windows. > Not so great for real use in my biased opinion - I have had Debian > running in 4GB and 32G of flash disk but it was painfully slow. Slow for todays standards. I did have fun with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC in the days. > Cheap machine at cheap price but your level of hardship may be commensurate. > > > Thank you! > > > > You're welcome. All the very best, as ever, Way too kind. Calling cheap asses cheap asses is IMNSHO better kindness for mankind. I'm in doubt what is better, expressing So you want Linux on a computer that is being sold without Linux. Somehow you got "cheap deal" and doubt in your mind. Then the doubt is redirected to this community. Only for the short term "cheap deal". That might be unawareness, but I'm bold enough to call it stupidy. Feel free to remain stupid, feel free to get some awareness. Try to understand what buying power is, try to imaginate that you want within five years another computer with Linux, imaginate that your neighbourg wants next month a computer with Linux. or ignoring the unreasonable request. > Andy Cater > (amaca...@debian.org) > > > Rh Kramer > > | Sorry about the sig -- some people think it is too long -- it is my > > soapbox. Forty, 40, lines deleted. > > A person who writes a sig this long probably has issues and disrespects > > (and > > offends) a large number of readers. ;-) That ';-)' is only sustainable in e-world. In real world it gets corrected. Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse
